2. Admonish = to warn about 3. Agile= lively = having/showing a lot of energy and enthusiasm = showing interesting and exciting thought 4. Agitate = to disturb 5. Ajar = slightly open 6. Aglow = shining brightly 7. Alert = perceptive = quick 8. Amateur = not professional = untrained 9. Ambiguous = doubtful = uncertain 10. Amicable = friendly 11. Ample = adequate = enough 12. Anguish = great sorrow = pain 13. Annual = yearly 14. Appraisal = an estimate of the value 15. Astound = to astonish = to surprise greatly 16. Audible = able to be heard 17. Baffle = to confuse 18. Bald = without hair 19. Ban = to declare that something must not be done=prohibit= forbid 20. Bewilder = to confuse 21. Boundary = border = limit 22. Brutal = savage = cruel 23. Chaos = confusion = without organization 24. Chilly = cool 25. Clap = to applaud 26. Compulsory = required 27. Conceal = to hide 28. Concord = an agreement 29. Congenial = pleasing in nature or character = agreeable 30. Constantly = all the time 31. Contamined = polluted 32. Contract = reduce 33. Conventional = usual = ordinary 34. Core = center 35. Coward = one who lacks courage = a person who is not brave 36. Crude = not finished = rough 37. Dangle = to hang loosely = to swing 38. Debtor = one who owes 39. Decade = a period of ten years 40. Deliberately = in a planned way 41. Demolish = to tear down completely 42. Depict = to describe 43. Deterioration = lower value = depreciation 44. Dilate = to become wider,larger 45. Dingy = dirty = shabby 46. Disband = to dissolve = to continue 47. Discard = to throw out 48. Discern =to recognize = to perceive 49. Dispatch = to send 50. Disseminate = to spread = to distribute= to give out 51. Divert = to entertain = to amuse 52. Divulge = to make known = to reveal 53. Doze = to sleep for a short time = to take a nap 54. Drench = to make very wet 55. Drought = a long period of dry weather 56. Drowsy = very sleepy 57. Dubious = doubtful 58. Dungeon = a dark cell = prison 59. Durable = sturdy = lasting 60. Duration = the length of time from beginning to end 61. Dusk = evening = just before dark 62. Eccentric = strange = odd 63. Emit = to give out 64. Emphasis = special attention = importance 65. Endeavor = to make effort = to try very hard 66. Energy = vigor = strength 67. Enhance = to make greater,better 68. Entice = to attract = to lure 69. Erudite = learned 70. Essential = important = necessary 71. Evolve = to develop gradually 72. Exceed = to be greater than 73. Exhausted = very tired = enervated 74. Exorbitant = extravagant = excessive 75. Expand = to make larger 76. Facile = easy 77. Famine = starvation 78. Fascinate = to attract powerfully = to charm 79. Flatter = to praise too much 80. Flee = to escape swiftly 81. Flicker = to shine unsteadly 82. Flip = to overturn 83. Fluffy = soft = airy 84. Foolish = silly 85. Furtive = secret 86. Futile = useless 87. Garb = clothing 88. Garrulous = talkative 89. Gauche = impolite = clumsy 90. Germinate = to begin to grow 91. Glamorous = fascinating = alluring 92. Glitter = to shine with a sparking light 93. Glow = to shine 94. Grumble = to complain 95. Hamlet = a small village 96. Harsh = cruel 97. Hazy = not clear = vague 98. Hectic = very busy = active 99. Heed = to pay attention 100. Hoax = trick 101. Hubbub = noise = confusion 102. Imply = to suggest 103. Impromptu = without preparation= unrehearsed= extempore 104. Incredible = hard to believe 105. Jerk = sudden movement 106. Keen = eager 107. Lament = to express sorrow 108. Loathe= to hate = to detest 109. Lullaby = a song to lull a baby to sleep 110. Luminous = bright 111. Mansion = a large,imposing house = residence 112. Mare = a female horse 113. Massive = huge = heavy 114. Mend = to repair 115. Mingle = to mix = to combine 116. Molest = to annoy = to bother 117. Monstrous = horrible = shocking = outrageous 118. Mumble = to speak indistinctly 119. Munch = to chew 120. Nasty = mean 121. Obscure = not easily seen 122. Ominous = threatening 123. Omit = to leave out 124. Persuade = to convince 125. Prank = a trick = a joke 126. Precede = to go before 127. Precisely = exactly 128. Protrude = to push outward = to project 129. Provoke = to cause = to incite 130. Prudent = careful = wise = complete 131. Purify = to cleanse 132. Quell = to make quiet = to subdue 133. Quest = a search 134. Raze = to destroy 135. Recite = to repeat from memory 136. Reckless = not cautious = not careful 137. Reiterate = to say again = to repeat 138. Reluctant = unwilling = hesitant 139. Resemble = to have a similar appearance = to be like 140. Restrain = to check = to limit 141. Retain = to keep one’s possession = to hold 142. revenue = money earned = income 143. risky = dangerous 144. roam = to wander 145. scrutiny = close = careful examination 146. seize = to grab 147. shrug = to raise the shoulders in a gesture of doubt or indifference. 148. Skeptical = not easily convinced= doubting 149. Slay = to kill 150. Smolder = to burn with little smoke and no flame 151. Snatch = to grab abruptly or hastily 152. Squash = to flatten = to crush 153. Stale = not fresh = old 154. Strive = to make great effort = to struggle 155. Tally = an account = a score 156. Tentative = uncertain = probable 157. Terminate = to bring an end 158. Tranquill = peaceful = quiet 159. Transcend = to rise about = to surpass 160. Trivial = of little important 161. Tug = to pull something with effort 162. Tutor = to teach 163. Ultimate = final 164. Vendor = one who sell something 165. Vanish = disappear 166. Get rid off = to discard 167. Hand out = distribute 168. Put off = postpone 169. Round up = to capture 170. Turn down = to decline = to refuse